New Ulm weekly review., 1887-05-04

W0 COuiu uedE muGCei1uS VOICES auu
tramping feet close behind us. With
muff1ed oars we pulled for our friend s
brig. We had proceeded not more
than so yards from the shore, when
we heard our pursuers jumping into
boats at the landing. Who they were
we could not tell, but they had not the
customary lights with them to Indicate
that they were honest citizens. Theex-
treme darkness favored our flight
among the many vessels anchored
in the harbor, most of which had their
anchor lights up. My friends vessel
had two lights in the main rigging as
a private signal. These were put out
as soon as we reached the deck.
| Entering the cabin, we again saw
the face OF the lady. AS I have before
said, she was the most beautiful wom-
an [ had ever seen. could not help
feeling that my friend was not the
handsome fellow that deserved to be
united to such lovliness yet the gods
mated Venus and Vulcan. The
Swedish captain was speechless with
admiration. I acted as his ambas.
sador and informed her how des-
| perately in love he was, and that he
was determined to save her or lose his
life in the attempt. She was now free
to act for herself, but l was sure that
if she married him she would have q
loving husband. AS had been con-
cerned in her rescue from captivity I
felt it my right as well as my duty to
urge her to accept him. She did not
utter a word, but remained perfectly
| passive. I advised him to leave the
cabin and get his ship under way at
once. My boats crew would assist
him. The vessel must be outside the
harbor, I said, before daylight, and
before sunrise be we'll into the sea of
Marmora. And SO we parted.
It was 3 o'clock when reached
my ship. Sleep was out of the
question. The events Of the pre-
vious few days were like a dream
out OF which I had just awakened.
The consequences might have been
| serious to me. But was always
ready for adventures, and had been
in many q predicament equally haz-
ardous. I lived, as all young sailors
live, on romance and daring. The
excitement Of this occasion was as ex-
hilarating to me as champagne is to
the winebibber.
In the morning was visited by sew
eral Of the captains who had been my
guests Of the night before. They had
| felt some fear. for our safety when
place between the guard in the street
we passed through and a band of Greek
robbers. Two Of the robbers had
been killed. These must have been
our pursuers, who after we had eluded
them, had returned and attacked the
guard. They were overpowered by a
company Of soldiers from the fort,
who were making their rounds to re-
lieve the guard. OF course knew
nothing of what had become OF the
Swedish captain. I assured them
that he went safely on board and was
| to have sailed at sunrise, and that, as
the wind was fresh and fair, I suppos-
ed he. was off. feigned an attack Of
rheumatism as an excuse for notgoing
ashore that day. The following day
our consul, hearing / was sick, came
on board. From him / learned that
on e of the wives OF the pacha Of the
army had made her escape by
the aid, it was supposed, of
the Greek robbers, some of whom had
been captured and would be executed
unless they told where their compan-
ions and the. captive were to be
found. It was supposed that she was
held for, a ransoEn- A rigid search was
made on board all the Greek vessels,
| OF which; there were many lying in the
harbor,. but OF course the missing lady
was not found
! Our consul, ] think, had his suspi-
eions as to the manner OF the lady s
escape from the palace. He asked me
/ to- dine with him, saying that ], being
q person so we'll known in Pera, would
be missed if did not go ashore
and show nyself at my usual resorts.
4 I took his advice and dined with
hina, remaining all night at the
consulate, where he insisted
upon my making my home for the
rest of my stay. He was too much
OF a gentleman to question me, what
ever he may have thought, and ]
deemed it advisable, because OF his
/ official position, to keep him in igg,
norance of my part in the affair.
Though not pertinent to this voy-
age, ] will here Give the sequel OF this
adventure. Nine years later, while in
4 command of the chipper-ship Dread
nought, arriving in New Yorko ono day,
/ I made fast at my usual berth st the
foot of Rector street, when Capt
Hope, a Sandy Hook pilot, who was
+ harbor-master at the time, boarded
my vessel and told me that 8 Swedish
brig was lying at pier 6 and that